Vocabulary

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The Tiger Rising
Chapters 1-12
Vocabulary

Harbored
verb
Entertained or nourished a thought or feeling.

Abiding
verb
Remaining in place

Notion
noun
Mental image or representation

Astounded
verb
Bewildered

Sullen
adj.
Gloomy or somber in tone or color

Swaggering
verb
Walking or conducting oneself in an arrogant manner

Lurched
verb
Rolled or pitched suddenly

Gravelly
adj.
Having a harsh sound

Fresco
noun
A painting on fresh, moist plaster

Whittle
verb
To cut or shape in wood with a knife

Ignorant
adj.
Lacking education

Defiantly
adverb
In a boldly resistant way

Astonishing
adj.
Surprising

Contagious
adj.
Spreading or tending to spread from one to another

Buoyed
verb
Kept afloat or aloft

Slathered
verb
Spread thickly

Towering
verb
To appear at or rise to a conspicuous height.

Leprosy
noun
Chronic disease caused by infection.

Squat
adj.
Short and thick

Tattered
adj.
Torn to shreds